Theme: Rescue

Maneki Neko: The Tale of the Beckoning Cat

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2011

This book retells the Japanese folktale about how the beckoning cat became a symbol of luck and prosperity in Japan.

Descriptors: Asia, Folklore, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Snow Bear

By Book Importer | Published: September 30, 2010

“The bear came into town in the Autumn to feed at the dump. Her cubs had been killed by hunters and she was weary. Only Bruun saw her plight…” So begins a friendship between two unlikely companions ­ Bruun, an Inuit Eskimo boy, and a snow bear from the wild. As they spend the winter [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Rhino Romp

By Book Importer | Published: September 29, 2010

Simu, a young white rhinoceros, gets lost while playing on the African plains, but is rescued by his mother and aunt.

Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Saving the Baghdad Zoo

By Book Importer | Published: July 22, 2010

The baghdad zoo was once home to more than six hundred magnificent animals. But after the war in Iraq began in 2003, the city faced widespread destruction. When U. S. Army Captain William Sumner was asked to check out the state of the zoo, he found that it, too, was devastated. Hundreds of animals were [...]

Descriptors: Iraq, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

The Twins and the Bird of Darkness: A Hero Tale from the Caribbean

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

When a benevolent king and his daughter, Princess Marie, find their peaceful kingdom threatened by an enormous, evil, seven-headed bird, the brave princess offers herself as the bird’s hostage in order to prevent the entire kingdom from being thrust into eternal darkness. As soon as Soliday, a kindhearted, hardworking, and generous youth hears about the [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Tiger and the Wise Man

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Tricked by a mischievous and hungry tiger, a wise man appeals to other animals and tree to intervene and save his life. However, he finds that the natural world does not hold humanity in as high a regard as he had though. And even being rescued from the tiger has its dangers.  

Descriptors: Folklore, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Twelve Wild Geese

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

The Celtic myth recounts the story of a brave princess who risks everything to rescue her twelve brothers from their magical enchantment.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Folklore, Ireland, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Sleeping Beauty

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Enraged at not being invited to the princess’ christening, the thirteenth fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Genre, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Count Silvernose

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

The two younger daughters of an old washerwoman are lovely, foolish, and useless, while the oldest is homely, clever, and strong. When the two younger sisters disappear and are reported dead, Assunta resolves to discover the truth and rescue her sisters.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Margaret has a brave heart. She dreams of adventure and longs to travel to distant lands, so when a tall ship appears in the harbor, headed north to the Kingdoms of the Cold, Margaret won’t be left behind. But adventures are perilous things. Soon Margaret must face a ferocious sea serpent and even worse dangers. [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Ireland, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment